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Commentary :: Military : U.S. Government

Spectre Orange. By Cathy Scott-Clark & Adrian Levy

There has been much talk of weapons of mass destruction leading up to the Iraq war. Here's a report on the use of "agent orange" in the Vietnam War.

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News :: Middle East

US-Iraqi relations during the 1980's

Summary of recently declassified documents relating to United States support of Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war. There is an especially pointed photograph of Donald Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam Hussein.

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News :: International Relations

Iraq Liberated Of Culture, History

Because the U.S. only secured Iraq's oil fields and not Iraq's archaeological treasures and universities, further speculation has mounted throughout the world that the U.S. is only interested in Iraq's natural resources.

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Commentary :: International Relations : Middle East : Military : U.S. Government

Iraq: A Civilization Torn to Pieces. By Robert Fisk

Baghdad is a city at war with itself, at the mercy of thieves and gunmen. And, in the city's most important museum, something truly terrible has taken place. This all is a consequence of the U.S./U.K. war. Robert Fisk reports.

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Commentary :: International Relations : Middle East : Military : U.S. Government

Iraq War: Interview with Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky discusses why the U.S. invaded Iraq, the possible consequences of the war, the role of the media, and the work of the anti-war movement. Interview by Michael Albert.

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Commentary :: Right Wing

Warmongering on the D.C. Mall. By William Hughes

It had that old time “Gospel Revival Meeting” feeling, with plenty of country music tossed in the mix. Only this time, there wasn’t any big tent or a minister preaching. Happily, there was no collection taken up either. The flag-waving, triumphalist-sounding get together was entitled, “Rally for the Troops-Rally for America.” It was sponsored by the “Citizens United Foundation” and the “Young America’s Foundation.” The event was held on Saturday, April 12, 2003. It started at noon and lasted for three long, hot hours. The main message: Syria and Iran could be the next targets for the Pentagon’s War Machine.

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Commentary :: International Relations : Middle East : Military : U.S. Government

American War Project: Interview with Samir Amin

Samir Amin, director of the Third World Forum and author of "Accumulation on a World Scale", discusses the significance of the U.S./U.K. war on Iraq and its possible consequences. Amin begins by arguing that this war is a "war against mankind. It is one of a long series of U.S.-planned wars, part of an overall criminal project. This project seeks to establish U.S. military control over the whole planet." Interview by V. Sridhar.

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Commentary :: Civil & Human Rights

Arthur Miller: Don’t Go to Jerusalem! By William Hughes

Arthur Miller is one of America’s most prominent playwrights. A New- York-City-born Jew, he has been invited to Jerusalem, this summer, to receive the “Jerusalem Prize.” Miller should stay home! His refusal to accept such an award would speak volumes in protest against the fascist nature of the present Israeli regime, under its right wing Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon. Miller’s acceptance of the “Prize,” however, would have just the opposite effect. It would be his stamp of moral approval, by implication, to all of the egregious evils of Sharonism. Arthur Miller: Don’t Go to Jerusalem!

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